Recreational shooting and other stuff
Brian Midwest Industries offers an excellent 4.875″ M-LOK Handguard upgrade for the Ruger PC Charger. This is one of my favorite firearms, for several reasons. While it’s considered a pistol, it bridges the gap between a handgun and carbine. Sized like a submachine gun, but in semi-auto configuration only, it’s a fun range toy or very … Read more
Magpul offers an excellent stock and forend for one of the most versatile tools in any firearms collection. Yes, that would be the 12 gauge pump action shotgun. Thanks to a variety of barrel lengths and magazine tube capacities, they can handle plenty of tasks. A 28″ barrel works well for an afternoon of busting … Read more
In high school, I took college-prep courses. Probably not a big surprise, coming from a writer. But I also took all the shop classes. Woodshop, metal shop, electronics, and auto shop. And metal shop was my favorite. Welding, casting, milling, and turning stuff on a lathe appealed to me. Working with metal was awesome, knowing … Read more
If you like happy endings, this Ultimate Trigger Kit story is for you. It all started out last year, when I was scraping together parts for a few projects. I reached out to friends, looking for a spare 10/22 trigger group. One of them provided the saddest trigger group I had ever seen. Sure, he … Read more
Not gonna lie, I am really liking this new rifle. As a fan of rimfire, Volquartsen, and takedowns in general, this is looking like a winner to me. Below is their official release. – Brian We are excited to announce our new semi-auto 22 WMR/17 HMR VT2 Takedown Rifle is available to order. Utilizing a unique … Read more
My PSA Dagger Glock 19 clone project is starting to feel like Groundhog Day. This is my third build, and some details are a bit repetitive. What’s new though is this sweet custom slide and PVD coated barrel from STS Firearms. As mentioned previously, I decided to forgo the complete $299 Dagger, and instead spec … Read more